heightening

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of heighten

noun

1. The act by which something is heightened or increased.

   “For them, there was "an increase in total lymphocyte production, and a higher IG antibody response," among other heightenings.”

   “There are flourishes and coloratura passages in this art, heightenings and sharpenings of the line that serve only to give the needy linear system a value of its own in confrontation with nature.”